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A Week in Watches ep. 76: British Watchmakers' Day 2024 (but First Some Omega and Seiko) Mar 17, 2024

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Welcome to episode 76 of A Week in Watches. As said in the last episode, much of the next episode, which is this episode, will be dedicated to the British Watchmaker’s Day. An event that took place on Saturday, March 9th, in London, the British Watchmaker’s Day hosted over 40 brands and 1,000 guests for a very successful first go. But before we go over that, we first have to look at a couple of new releases from Omega and Seiko.

This episode is sponsored by William Wood and their newly released Fire Exit Watch. The watch features a Swiss-made Sellita SW220 day date movement, a green glow, and a day complication with seven illustrated days of the week featuring multiple fun references to the fire exit man icon. Click here to learn how William Wood expanded their firefighter-heritage brand with this creative and colorful watch.

Changing Gears: Exploring The New Leica SL3 With Ben Carpenter Mar 14, 2024

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On today’s episode of Changing Gears, Kat is joined by Ben Carpenter, Marketing Director at Camera West. Ben’s been an avid photographer for most of his life and we chat about his high school days working with cameras, his big move across the country, and why he loves working at Camera West. We also spend a good amount of time chatting about the new Leica SL3. We discuss who this camera was made for and some more affordable alternatives!

We hope you like this new podcast format and really appreciate all the listeners! Kat has some awesome interviews in the works for those of you that love gear! To stay on top of all new episodes, you can subscribe to The Worn & Wound Podcast — now available on all major platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Spotify, and more. You can also find our RSS feed here.

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Ben’s Wrist Check: Vintage Tudor Sub
Ben’s Gear Check: Fuji X-Pro2 with 27mm f2.8
Kat’s Wrist Check: Sinn U50
Kat’s Gear Check: Oberwerth Q Bag
Leica SL3
Panasonic Lumix S5II

The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep 339: The Importance of Watch Materials with Christopher Chew Mar 13, 2024

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This week, Zach welcomes Christopher Chew to the podcast. Christopher is a watch collector with a materials science background, and has experience in a variety of fields including aviation, apparel, and in the startup space, where he’s been involved in some truly cutting edge projects. Christopher has a really interesting perspective on watches and sees the materials they’re made of as a new frontier of innovation in the watch industry. In this conversation, Zach and Christopher run through some common misconceptions about the materials used in watchmaking, and discuss what might be on the horizon in the realm of watchmaking materials given where we’re at now.

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Time on Track: the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP Mar 12, 2024

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Can Redbull be matched, let alone be beaten?

For the second Grand Prix of the year, F1 headed to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, a track where drivers spend most of their time at full throttle, navigating fast corners and long straights. Two things the RB20 seems to enjoy quite nicely as we saw a Red Bull 1-2 once again at the end of this race weekend. With the team now on cruise control, we wonder if internal turmoil may be the only thing that stands in the way of continued greatness.

Beyond Red Bull doing Red Bull things, P3-P20 offered enough to keep an F1 fan glued to the screen. From an appendicitis sidelining Carlos Sainz, to a rookie getting tested in the fires of Jeddah. We even had a couple of wily veterans playing keepaway with P10. Tune in and listen to this episode for more of what we learned from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Time on Screen: 2024 Academy Awards Preview Mar 08, 2024

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On this special Oscar preview episode of Time on Screen, Zach Kazan welcomes Kyle Snarr to the podcast to talk about all things Academy Awards, ahead of the movie industry’s big night on Sunday. Zach and Kyle offer their predictions on who they think will take home trophies in the major categories, and also discuss who they’d give the big awards to if it were completely up to them. Be sure to listen to this one ahead of the Oscars telecast on Sunday night! And if you listen after, feel free to clock how wrong Zach and Kyle might have been in their predictions in the comments below.

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The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep 338: Perpetual Calendars Mar 06, 2024

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This week on the podcast, Zach Kazan is joined by Zach Weiss for a discussion about all things pertaining to calendar watches, particularly perpetual calendars. Last week was Leap Day, a calendar event that is celebrated with great enthusiasm by watch lovers, who get really excited to see their perpetual calendars do their thing when the calendar changes from 2/29 to 3/1. Zach and Zach run through some of their favorite perpetuals in this conversation, and discuss what draws them to these watches in the first place.

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Time on Track: The 2024 Bahrain GP Mar 05, 2024

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The first race of a very much anticipated 2024 season is in the books, only to see Max Verstappen continue his on track dominance. In this episode of Time on Track, Ricardo and Amarveer try to make sense of a poor showing from multiple top 5 teams at a Bahrain GP many would say was decided in the opening 5 laps. From Mercedes to Ferrari, each team saw its fair share of issues, shedding light on just where they stack up against the Bull’s.

But what the race lacked in team vs. team competition, it made up for in teammate vs. teammate storylines. As his year long audition for a seat next year begins, is Carlos Sainz showing us he’s better than Charles Leclerc? Will Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda fight like this all season? Will Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly finally be friends now that they have a common enemy: the car? Tune in and listen to this episode to get our thoughts on the first Grand Prix of the 2024 season.

A Week In Watches Ep 75: Farer’s Worldtimer Returns, and New Watches from Fears Mar 03, 2024

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Time On Track: Preseason Testing and the Return of DTS Feb 29, 2024

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We’re back!

After a winter break where many of us probably wished for a competitive 2024 season, the teams are all back with some new looking cars, new team names (RB???) and new storylines. We’ve also jumped on the newness bandwagon as we bring in a new co-host, Amarveer Brar. Hailing from sunny California, Amarveer brings his love for watches and Formula 1 to the table. Paired up with Ricardo Sime from last season, the duo look to bring a touch of Worn & Wound passion to this historical sport.

Right off the bat, that’s exactly what they do, diving headfirst into preseason testing and some of their major takeaways from new cars finally hitting the track. Then, it’s a quick segue into Drive to Survive Season 6, from the interesting comments made by a 7-time Drivers World Champion, to how bad overconfidence looks when you start to fail. Tune in and listen to this first episode to get your first dose of Time on Track for the 2024 season.

The Worn & Wound Podcast Ep 337: Inside Formex, and the Making of a Worn & Wound Limited Edition Feb 28, 2024

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This week the Worn & Wound podcast is all about Formex, and the recent limited edition Essence we released with them earlier in the month. We’re happy to be joined by Markus Wälchli and Raphael Granito from Formex for this conversation, and Worn & Wound cofounder (and designer of this particular watch) Zach Weiss is here too. This is a deep dive into the history of Formex and the unique challenges of creating this specific watch, plus we also hear from Zach Weiss about the sci-fi influenced campaign built around “The Watch from Another World.”

This episode of the Worn & Wound podcast is brought to you by the Windup Watch Shop and the Formex x Worn & Wound Essence Sector 39 Chronometer Limited Edition – inspired by the worlds of sci-fi films and series, the Essence Sector 39 Chronometer envisions a watch from an alternate universe.

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